acrylic resin

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noun acrylic resin any of a group of polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, its esters, or amides, used as synthetic rubbers, textiles, paints, adhesives, and as plastics such as Perspex 3
noun acrylic resin any of a group of transparent, thermoplastic polymeric resins derived from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or their esters, or from acrylonitrile: used in making molded plastics, paints, textile fibers, etc. 3
noun acrylic resin any of a group of thermoplastic resins formed by polymerizing the esters of amides of acrylic or methacrylic acid: used chiefly where transparency is desired, as in the methacrylate resins Lucite and Plexiglas. 1
noun acrylic resin (organic chemistry) Any of many thermoplastic or thermosetting polymers or copolymers of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of these acids, or acrylonitrile; used in paint and many plastics. 0

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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